High severity · published Mar 10, 2026
CVE-2026-3585
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.17 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via ajax_create_import
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.17 via the 'ajax_create_import' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
The Events Calendar · stellarwp
through 6.15.17 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3585
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3585
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.17/src/Tribe/Aggregator/Tabs/New.php#L466
research.cleantalk.org
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3585/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92e404ab-fe2b-45b3-b8ff-672f7888b747?source=cve
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